LENOX, Mass. — Joseph Bouvier and Emmaeve Jourdain have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Lenox Memorial High School class of 2017, according to Principal Michael Knybel. Graduation exercises will be held Sunday, June 11, at 1 p.m. at Tanglewood. Bouvier, son of Daniel and Tricia Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, is the captain of the soccer, cross country skii, and baseball teams. He also participates in Students as Voices for Empowerment, Latin Club and the Peer Mentoring Program, and is a member of the school's improvisational comedy troupe, The Poorly-Timed Sneezes. As a member of Quiz Team, Bouvier was selected to compete

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School has named William Andrew Peter Kipp and William David Galipeau as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, as announced by Principal Justin Kratz. Both students will graduate from McCann with high honors on Wednesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the Amsler Campus Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Kipp, son of Aaron and Wendy Kipp, is a senior in the Machine Technology Program. He is a recipient of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the pre-engineering program, Project Lead The Way, the National

Ceremonies took place under a large tent on the front lawn of the school's Holmes Road campus. Christina Lowery, CEO of Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education and empowerment, delivered this year’s Commencement address. Lowery is also the granddaughter of the late Mary Thompson Austin, MHS Class of 1931.

Among the Class of 2017 graduates were the following local students: MaryCatherine Balcom of Pittsfield; Quinn Barry of Lee; Molly Crine of Mill River; Jenna Crosier of

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It won't be long before St. Joseph Central High School becomes just another empty building. The artifacts will be shipped off elsewhere and the halls and classrooms will be vacant. But before that happens, a group of alumni has organized a night to bring everybody back to the high school on Maplewood Avenue for one last send off. On Saturday, June 10, the school will be opened for one last high school dance. "A few of us thought it would be a good idea to have everybody every affiliated to go through the school one more time," said Mike Messer. The school will be open from 7 to 11 p.m. with hall monitors showing people around. The

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sunday's graduation ceremonies for St. Joseph Central High School were both celebratory and sad.

The class of 2017 would be the 115th class to graduate from the Berkshire County's only Catholic high school; it would also be the last.

"We have had enormous challenges this year to remain strong and faithful knowing that our school is closing," Principal Amy Gelinas said during the ceremony in the adjacent St. Joseph's Church. "It is a testament to the community at St. Joseph's High School that we remained together ... during this emotionally challenging year ...

Principal Aaron Robb dedicated Sunday's graduation exercises to Wahconah's first principal, Jack Franklin, who died a week ago at 98. See more photos here. DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah Regional High School graduated 134 seniors during exercises dedicated to the school's first principal: Jacob "Jack" Franklin. Principal Aaron Robb asked the packed gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to take a moment to think of Franklin, who passed away May 28 at the age of 98. "He was revered and, by all accounts, had lived a long and happy life. It just so happened that he left us as we were preparing to say goodbye to our own graduates, something that he

ADAMS, Mass. — The 16 college-bound Berkshire Arts and Technology Public Charter School graduates were charged Saturday with taking control of their own narrative. After reading the state's profile of the school's 10th graduating class, teacher Sean Johnson explained that in his opinion, this class was a group of survivors. "That is the state of Massachusetts' story that is told by a spreadsheet but that is not your story. Let me tell you another story about the class of 2017," he told the graduates and their families during graduation exercises in the school's gym. "When I think of the class, I think of one word:

LENOX, Mass. — Jeremy Patterson admires the traditional college graduate, the ones who had the foresight and commitment to delve right into higher education. Patterson is not a traditional graduate. At age 26, neither he nor his wife had even graduated high school. He was out of work and trying to care for their three children. One day in 2007, they packed everything they owned into a 1992 Oldsmobile and left their rural home in Florida, driving to a new home in the Berkshires. "We were petrified. While staying with a friend, I found work and in a month we had gathered enough money to rent the apartment below him," Patterson said. The

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School senior Diamond Best of Danvers, Mass., and junior Izabella Nunes of Glen Gardner, N.J., have been named by the Lenox School Alumni Association as recipients of this year's Mansfield Pickett Scholarships.

The awards are named in memory of Mansfield E. (Peter) Pickett, who was a longtime teacher both at the former Lenox School and at Miss Hall's School. The scholarships are awarded annually to two students who exhibit outstanding performance in academics and extracurricular activities. This is the 14th year the association has honored Miss Hall's students.

Paul Denzel and Robert J. Sansone, representatives of the Lenox School